An investigation by a federal agency into the 2010 explosion and fire which killed seven workers at the Tesoro Refinery at March Point lays blame on industry safety standards, company safety culture and unsafe equipment.

The Chemical Safety Board Thursday released a new computer animation recreating the explosion and fire that killed seven workers at the Tesoro Refinery on March Point on April 2, 2010.

While the Chamber of Commerce Board hasn’t taken a stand on MJB’s proposed rezoning request on R Ave, the Chamber’s Retail Group concludes, “A big box store on R Avenue in Anacortes has the potential to destroy or disfigure our small town character.”

Student Sally Martin of the Dr Knox Middle School in Kelowna, BC, sent a link to a fascinating video created after her school sent a balloon aloft and then retrieved it in the North Cascades of Washington.

Police have arrested a 20-year-old Anacortes man in connection with a series of acts of vandalism to Anacortes Police cars over the past four months.

Outdated laws and overly formal procedures for public meetings are eroding trust in government. There are better ways than three minutes at the microphone.